Cosmetic applicators for applying cosmetics of different colors

ABSTRACT

Cosmetic applicators for applying a cosmetic to a body part of a person are disclosed. The cosmetic applicators include containers in which cosmetics of different colors are respectively contained. The applicators are constructed so that the cosmetics can either be applied together or to be applied individually.

CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation of prior filed copending U.S.application Ser. No. 14/719,964, filed May 22, 2015, the disclosure ofwhich is incorporated herein by reference.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to cosmetic applicators and in-particular,to applicators for apply mascara to eyelashes, eye lids, eyebrows, lipliners, lipsticks and lip gloss, nail polish and hair color. The presentinvention also relates to cosmetic eye pencils and lip pencils.

The following discussion of related art is provided to assist the readerin understanding the advantages of the invention, and is not to beconstrued as an admission that this related art is prior art to thisinvention. In general, prior art applicators which apply mascara toeyelashes and eyebrows, eye pencil for the eye lid, lip liner, lipstickand lip gloss to lips, nail polish to nails and hair color all come inone color. These applicators however, are not able to apply two or morecolors simultaneously. There is a significant need for such aninvention.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

According to one aspect of the present invention, a cosmetic applicator,includes a lower body having at least two separate containers eachcontaining a cosmetic of a different color for application on eyelashesor eyebrows; a lid for closing said lower body; and brushes having oneend provided with bristles and another end provided with a handle,wherein the brushes are detachably attached with the handle on the lid,and are received in the separate cavities in one to one correspondencewhen the lid closes the lower body.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a cosmeticapplicator for applying a cosmetic to lips includes a housing; at leasttwo applicator elements containing a cosmetic received in the housing; amain mechanism; and at least two auxiliary mechanisms, wherein the mainmechanism and the at least two auxiliary mechanisms are connected to theat least two applicator elements, so that the at least two applicatorelements are movable together out of and into the housing by actuatingthe main mechanism and are movable out of and into the housingindependent of each other by actuating the at least two auxiliarymechanisms.

According to another advantageous feature of the invention, the at leasttwo applicator elements include two lipsticks.

According to another advantageous feature of the invention, the at leasttwo applicator elements include a lipstick and a lip liner.

According to another advantageous feature of the invention, the cosmeticapplicator for applying a cosmetic to lips includes at least three ofthe applicator elements and at least three of the auxiliary mechanisms,wherein the at least three applicator elements include a lipstick, a lipliner and a lip gloss, each being individually movable in the housing bya respective one of the at least three auxiliary mechanisms, and aremovable together by the main mechanism.

According to another advantageous feature of the invention, the cosmeticapplicator for applying a cosmetic to lips, further includes a lip glossapplicator and a further auxiliary mechanism connected to the lip glossapplicator, wherein the lip gloss applicator is movable with the furtherauxiliary mechanism independent of the at least two lipsticks.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a cosmeticapplicator, includes: a lower body including at least two separatecontainers detachably attached to each other, each container containinga cosmetic of a different color for application on nails; a lid forclosing the lower body; and at least two applicator tools each having anapplicator element on one end and a handle on another end, wherein theapplicator tools is detachably attached to the lid with the handle, andreceived in the separate containers in one to one correspondence whenthe lid closes the lower body.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a cosmeticapplicator includes at least two containers detachably attached to eachother, said at least two containers each containing a cosmetic of adifferent color, and having an opening for application of the cosmeticon hair of a person; and a lower and an upper lid, said at least twocontainers being received in the upper lid, said openings being receivedin the lower lid.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

Other features and advantages of the present invention will be morereadily apparent upon reading the following description of currentlypreferred exemplified embodiments of the invention with reference to theaccompanying drawing, in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cosmetic applicator according to theinvention for application of multicolored mascara including a containerand horizontal brush;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the cosmetic applicator of FIG. 1 withthe horizontal brush received in the container and a cap closing thecontainer;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view onto the container of FIG. 1 and an enlargedview of the horizontal brush of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the cosmeticapplicator for application of mascara with three detachable mascarabrushes;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the embodiment of FIG. 4 with themascara brushes received in a container and a lid closing the container;

FIG. 6 is a perspective transparent view of the embodiment of FIG. 5 inwhich the container has three channels with two detachable brushespartially inserted therein;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a single detachable brush of theembodiment of FIG. 4;

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the container of the cosmetic applicator forapplication of mascara according to the invention showing differentchannel arrangements;

FIG. 9 is a perspective transparent view of the mascara applicatoraccording to the invention with a container having two-channels with twodetachable brushes partially inserted therein;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the embodiment of FIG. 9 with thebrushes inserted in the channels and a lid closing the container;

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a double lipstick applicator accordingto the invention showing the main mechanism;

FIG. 12 is a bottom perspective view of a the lipstick applicator ofFIG. 11 showing the main mechanism and the two auxiliary mechanisms;

FIG. 13 is a transparent schematic view of the lipstick applicatoraccording to the invention with 4 lipstick colors stacked in pairs oftwo;

FIG. 14 is a bottom perspective view of the lipstick applicator of FIG.13 showing the main mechanism and 2 auxiliary mechanisms;

FIG. 15 is a perspective transparent view of a three in one applicatorincluding a separate lip liner, lipstick and lip gloss;

FIG. 16 is a perspective transparent view of a two in one lipstickapplicator including a separate lip liner and lipstick;

FIG. 17 is a schematic cutaway view of a two-color double lip linerapplicator;

FIG. 18 is a schematic view of a two-color eye and lip pencil;

FIG. 19 is a perspective view of a multi-color lipstick applicator;

FIG. 20 is a is a bottom perspective view of the multi-color lipstickapplicator of FIG. 19 showing the main mechanism and five auxiliarymechanisms;

FIG. 21 is a perspective view of a nail polish applicator according tothe invention showing separate detachably attachable containers andseparate detachably attachable brushes;

FIG. 22 is a perspective view of the nail polish applicator of FIG. 21showing the containers and the brushes attached to each other;

FIG. 23 is a perspective view of the nail polish applicator of FIGS. 21and 22 in which the brushes are received in the containers and thecontainers are closed by a lid; and

FIG. 24 is a perspective view of another embodiment of a multi-colordetachable nail polish applicator according to the invention.

FIG. 25 is an exploded perspective view of another embodiment of themulti-color detachable nail polish applicator according to theinvention;

FIG. 26 is a self-adhesive paper with cutout shape used as a guide toapply straight lines and other decorative shades to nails;

FIG. 27 is an example showing use of the self adhesive paper;

FIG. 28 is an exploded perspective view of a multi-color detachable haircolor applicator according to the invention;

FIG. 29 is a perspective view of the multi-color detachable hair colorapplicator with the containers attached to each other and;

FIG. 30 is a fully assembled multi-color detachable hair colorapplicator; and

FIG. 31 is a three-nozzle partially assembled multi-color detachablehair dye applicator.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Throughout all the Figures, same or corresponding elements are generallyindicated by same reference numerals. These depicted embodiments are tobe understood as illustrative of the invention and not as limiting inany way. It should also be understood that the drawings are notnecessarily to scale and that the embodiments are sometimes illustratedby graphic symbols, phantom lines, diagrammatic representations andfragmentary views. In certain instances, details which are not necessaryfor an understanding of the present invention or which render otherdetails difficult to perceive may have been omitted.

Turning now to the drawing, and in particular to FIG. 1, there is showna cosmetic applicator according to the invention for applying mascara.The applicator includes a bottom portion 100 formed by container 12, anda separate brush 101. The container 12 has a rectangular shape, howeverother shapes of the container 12 are also conceivable. The interior 6 ofthe container 12 has four canals 8 that run through the interior 6 ofthe mascara container 12. The four canals 8 are filled with differenttones and colors of mascara. The middle 7 is reserved for use as achannel through which the applicator brush can be inserted. The brush101 has a handle 11, a stem 10 and a bristle portion 9 at its end 2. Thebristle portion 9 is in a horizontal position, not vertical as withprior art brushes. When in use, the bristle portion 9 leaves differentcolors on eyelashes at the same time.

FIG. 2 illustrates a fully packaged mascara applicator in which thehorizontal brush 101 is received in the container 12. The fully packagedmascara applicator includes lid 13 covering the handle 11 of the brush101 when the brush 101 is received in the container 12.

FIG. 3 illustrates that the channels 8 are of equal size and shape inrelation to the size and shape of the horizontal bristle portion 9 toensure a perfect incision. When inserted, the entire length of the stem10 of the bristle portion 9 can be inserted into the brush canal 7through the use of the brush handle 11.

FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of the multi-color mascara applicatorThe brush 102 has a handle 15, a stem 14 and a bristle portion 19. Inthis embodiment the bristle portions 19 are oriented vertically. Thebrush 102 is detachably connected to the outer lid 18 via the handle 15.The container 17 has internal channels 20 for receiving the brush 102.

FIG. 5 illustrates a fully assembled mascara applicator having acontainer 17 and a lid 18 with three detachable brushes enclosed in thecontainer 17.

FIG. 6 illustrates a transparent view of the three-channel mascaraapplicator with two detachable brushes 102 partially inserted into thechannel 20.

FIG. 7 shows a single detachable brush 102 with stem 14, handle 15 andvertical bristle portion 19.

FIG. 8 illustrates that the mascara applicator for the vertical bristleconfiguration can come in many different shapes and layouts for thechannels. As shown in the drawing, it can include two channels as shownin the embodiment of the container 21, or three channels as shown in theembodiment of the container 22. The channels can be arranged indifferent ways inside the container. For example the channels can bearranged so that their center points form the corners of a triangle asshow in the embodiment of the container 23. It should be understood thatthe invention is not limited to just the three configurationsillustrated and the container may also contain more than three channelsin different configurations.

FIG. 9 shows a mascara applicator with two brushes having the verticalbristle configuration. The brushes are partially received in thechannels 25 of the container 24. FIG. 10 shows the mascara applicator ofFIG. 9 in a fully assembled state with the lid 27 closing the container26.

FIG. 11 illustrates a cosmetic applicator for applying a cosmetic tolips which includes two applicator elements configured as lipsticks oftwo different colors 28 and 29. It gives the user the ability to carry asingle lipstick applicator 30 consisting of two separate lipsticks withtwo different colors 28 and 29. The applicator 30 is equipped with amain lifting and lowering mechanism 31 and auxiliary mechanisms 32 thatenables the user to alternate between the applications of the twocolors.

As shown in FIG. 12, there is a main turning mechanism 31 and twoauxiliary mechanisms 32. The main mechanism 31 is used to simultaneouslylift both colors 28 and 29 while the two auxiliary lifting mechanisms 32will each lift a single color at a time. All lifting mechanisms caneither lift the desired color in the upper position or the lowerposition for storage.

FIG. 13 shows a lipstick applicator with four colors 33, 34, 35 and 36.The colors of the lipstick are stacked in pairs of two as 34 and 36 onone side, while 33 and 35 are on the other side. In this embodiment, theuser can only use the top two colors 33 and 34 together or each of thetop two colors at a different time, thus the user can choose to usecolor 34 or color 33 only. When the top two colors are used in full, thebottom two colors 35 and 36 will be visible for use. This gives the userthe opportunity to a new set of colors without the need for buying a newlipstick. Each stack of color can be lifted or lower through the use ofthe lifting or screwing mechanism 31 and 32 shown in FIG. 14 and asdescribed in FIG. 12. Line 38 in FIG. 13 indicates the border betweenthe colors 33, 34 and the colors 35, 36.

FIG. 15 illustrates a three-in-one applicator including a separate lipliner 34 a, lipstick 32 a and lip gloss 33 a, while FIG. 16 shows atwo-in-one applicator including lipstick 32 a and lip liner 34 a. Thepurpose is to have a multiplicity of lip accessories in a simple packageas one and for use separately, which is beneficial for daily use. Again,the lip liner 34 a, lipstick 32 a and lip gloss 33 a can each be liftedor lowered individually or together through the use of the lifting orscrewing mechanism 31 and or 32.

FIGS. 17 and 18 illustrate two color double lip liner 35 a and 35 b, andthe two color eye and lip pencil 39. As shown in FIG. 17, the lip linercan work alternately through the use of the lifting mechanism 31 and 32,where a single color can be lifted or lowered at a time using liftingmechanism 32, or both can be lifted or lowered together using liftingmechanism 31. The two colors are attached to one another at 37 a. Whenboth colors are lifted together, both can be used simultaneously.Referring to FIG. 18, the double colors eye or lip pencil 39 comes as asingle applicator where the colors are attached to one another at 38 awithout the need for a lifting mechanism.

FIG. 19 shows an embodiment a the lipstick according to the inventionwith multiple lipstick colors 41. The colors are received in a housing42 and can be used individually as respective single colors 45 or thecolors 41 can be used together to form a single lipstick 40 fordifferent application combinations and directions over the lips, i.e.,horizontal, vertical, sideways, single lines, double lines, etc. Theshape of a single line on the multicolor/purpose lipstick may vary inorder to leave beautiful traces behind on a lip.

For all the variations of two or more different colored lipsticks, thelipstick applicator includes a main mechanism 31 and an auxiliarymechanism 32 as shown in FIG. 20, where only one single color is movedfor application or any selected subgroup of colors by turning anappropriate subset of the auxiliary mechanisms 32, or all colors can bemoved together for application to the lips by turning the main mechanism31. In FIG. 19 and FIG. 20, all colors are lifted at the same time. Inbetween each separate color there can be a separate plastic wall.

FIGS. 21, 22, and 23 illustrate a cosmetic applicator according to theinvention for applying nail polish. The applicator includes a lower body56 which is formed by two separate containers 56 a, 56 b, containingdifferent colors of nail polish. Each container 56, has a neck portion51, 52 and an opening 49, 50. The containers 56 a, 56 b, are detachablyattached to each other via a snap mechanism 53 provided on a surface 54.The cosmetic applicator illustrated in FIGS. 22-23 also includes twoapplicator tools 103 each having a handle 46 a, 46 b, a stem 80 and abrush 60. The handle 46 a, 46 b also has a snap mechanism 47 with whichthe handles 46 a, 46 b can be detachably attached to each other. FIG. 21shows that the lower body can be separated into two equal halvesconstituting the containers 56 a, 56 b. The two openings 49 and 50 forma double opening for application of each color. FIG. 22 shows thecosmetic applicator for application of nail polish in which thecontainers 56 a, 56 b are attached to each other. FIG. 22 also shows theapplicator tools 103 attached to each other via the snap mechanism inthe handle 46. When attached to each other the applicator tools thusform one applicator tool and can be used together as one. Optimally theapplicator tools 103 can also be detached from each other to apply nailpolish of different colors for example to different nails. FIG. 23 showsa fully assembled cosmetic applicator for nail polish in which the twocontainers 56 a, 56 b are attached to each other. A cap 55 closes thetwo containers 56 a, 56 b. A person can carry a single half of theapplicator (including one container 56 a, 56 b and one applicator tool103) or the applicator fully assembled.

FIGS. 24 and 25 illustrate an applicator for application of nail polishwith a multiplicity of separate nail polish color chambers 61 andapplicator tools 103 each having a stem a handle 59 and a brush 60 whichcorrespond with the separate colors. In this embodiment the applicatortools are held individually in a slot 62 of the lid 57 via the handles59. The chambers 61 can be separated from one another as shown in FIG.25 via a snap mechanism, not shown. Also as shown in FIG. 25, eachapplicator tool 103 can be detached from the slot 62 and usedindividually.

FIGS. 26 and 27 illustrate the use of self-adhesive paper 64 andmulticolor nail polish applications. The self-adhesive paper 64 isuseful for accurately aligning the colors applied to the fingernails viaparallel cut 63 through the paper. It serves as a guide to applystraight lines, and other decorative shades to nails 65.

FIGS. 28 through 31 show an embodiment of an applicator 67 according tothe invention for applying a multiplicity of hair colors to hair. Ineach case, the applicator 67 includes multiple tubes 82 containingrespective hair dies of different colors. Each tube 82 has a nozzle 66through which the hair dye in the tubes 66 can be squeezed. As shown inFIG. 29 the tubes 82 can be attached to each other to form a singlebottle which can be received in a top lid 68, and the nozzles 66 can beclosed by a bottom lid 70. The applicator functions in that the tubes 82are removed from the top lid 68 and then the one of multiple colors thatare desired to be applied to the hair are squeezed out of the respectivetubes 82 so that each color is aligned with the hair. Thereafter, abrush is used to brush the color through the hair so that the hair windsup with multiple colors. The tubes 82 can be detachably attached to eachother via a snap mechanism 47.

While the invention has been illustrated and described in connectionwith currently preferred embodiments shown and described in detail, itis not intended to be limited to the details shown since variousmodifications and structural changes may be made without departing inany way from the spirit of the present invention. The embodiments werechosen and described in order to best explain the principles of theinvention and practical application to thereby enable a person skilledin the art to best utilize the invention and various embodiments withvarious modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated.

What is claimed as new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent isset forth in the appended claims and includes equivalents of theelements recited therein:

What is claimed is:
 1. A cosmetic applicator, comprising: at least twocontainers detachably attached to each other, said at least twocontainers each containing a cosmetic of a different color forapplication to hair of a user, and having an opening for application ofthe cosmetic to the hair of the user; and a lower and an upper lid, saidat least two containers being received in the upper lid, said openingsbeing received in the lower lid.